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Epistemology at the Pacific Division Meeting

I just got a draft of the program for the Pacific Meeting, and will move it to the front closer to the event. But, having just posted on epistemology events at the Eastern Meeting, I was shocked to notice the immense difference between what is available at the December meeting and what is available at the March meeting. The program committee for the Pacific meeting deserves hearty congratulations! The amount of epistemology available is so extensive that I’ll put the entire list below the fold (with CD-er’s names in bold).

Thursday Evening, March 23
GVI-3. Society for Skeptical Studies, Session I
8:00 -10:00 PM
Chair: Rachel Robison (Weber State University)
Speakers: Otávio Bueno (University of South Carolina)
“Davidson and Skepticism: How Not to Respond to the Skeptic”
James Beebe (State University of New York at Buffalo)
“Bonjour on Skepticism”

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Epistemology at the Pacific Division Meeting — 5 Comments

Also of potential interest to epistemologists at the Pacific APA will be a session on Experimental Philosophy that Shaun Nichols has organized, in which I and Joshua Knobe will be speaking, followed by responses from Ernie Sosa.

That Thursday afternoon time slot seems like a particularly tough choice. Especially given that there’s also a session on “Epistemology and Science” at the same time. I suppose since I’m commenting there though, my decision won’t be hard to make.

For what it’s worth, my paper (like last year’s paper at the Pacific) began with some thoughts on testifying machines on Certain Doubts. I wasn’t too successful in drumming up additional discussion on the thread after last year’s paper, though.

The preview pane doesn’t seem to like links, so I’ll paste the link to the testimony thread here:

The symposium Friday late afternoon at 4 p.m. on philosophy and linguistics will also be on epistemology; Barbara Abbott’s paper is a vigorous attack on my paper on knowing how with Williamson. I’ll be a bit sleepy from my author meets critics session, but hopefully I’ll get a second wind (no break from getting criticized at all).

Thanks, Jonathan and Jason, for the additional items. I’ve inserted them in the post to make it easier to see where they fit. And dangitall! The program is so full of good stuff that I’m tempted to skip out on my author meets critics session to go to something else! The temptation will be proportional to the quality of the criticisms I get…